Did everyone see Oprah yesterday? About the battered women and what staying in this type of situation does to their children?
 
I know this column will reach a battered woman, because according to the US Justice Department, 30 percent of women are beaten by a significant other at one time or another.
 
This is an issue very close to my heart as I was a battered girlfriend for two years, between 14 and 16-years-old, so I actually know why these women stay. I also know how much courage it took to leave.
 
In college, when a boyfriend started getting abusive I left quickly. …read more